Founders' Day Convocation, 1950

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CENTENNIAL

PROGRAM

1850

1950 ILLINOIS

WESLEYAN

UNTVERSITY

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MID-WINTER CONVOCATION

HONORING

THE

Febrttary

FOUNDERS

8� 1950

MEMORTAL GYMNASIUM, BLOOMINGTON, IT-UNO!-

]0:30

A.M.

"lVe take up the ta.rk etema! allellhe I",,-elen (Illel the le.fsoll, Pioneen! 0 pioneer.r!'" -\X!bitman

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Progranl

Memorial GY1l1nasinm-10: 30

A, M.

(Academic Procession forms at Gymnasjum, 10 :00

A.M.)

Elgtl!'

Processional- "Pomp and Circumstance" (Audience w ill stand Juring Processjonal)

Hymn

"Faith of Our Fathers"

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Faith of ow: fathers! we will strive Tu win all nations uoto thee, And through the truth that comes from God Mankind shall then be truly free. Faifh of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our fathers! living still

In s p ite of dungeon, lire, and sword:

o h ow Ollt hearts beat high with joy Wbene'el' we hear that glori o us word! Fajth uf our fathers, holy faith! We will be h'lle to thee till death

Faith of ollr fathers! we will lOve Both friend and foe in all our strife,

And preach thee, too, as love knows how l3y kindly words and virtuou.s life: Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. Amen. -Rtbe1' Voice of

the

Past

THE REVEREND

Pr�lye[

Collegiate

Choir -

STONEY A.

GUTHRIE

LlItber-Afllell(Jj'

"A Mighty Fortress Is OUf God"

Lloyd PEautsch, Director

Scripture Reading

Solo - "Lord, God of Abraham"

THE REVEREND HAROLD R. MARTIN

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Ml?nde/J.ro/)}7

EUjah Francis Barnard

University

Ordlestra

Kenneth Cuthbert,

Director


Libera l Education" DR. DONALD J. COWLING

Address

"General Education�

Conferr ing of Ho nora ry

PRESIDENT MERRILL J,

Degrees

HOLMES

McKendree McElfresh Blair Doctor of Divinity J ohn Dystant, Doctor of Divinity Charles J ohn Kinrade, Doctor of Divinity Noble Judson Puffer, Doctor of laws ,

Alma Wesleyana From hearts atlame, our love we pledge to thee, Where'er we wander, over land

at

sea;

Through time unending loyal w.e wi1l be­

True to Our Alma Mater, Wesleyan. When colJege days are fully past and gone, While life endures, from tw.ilight dream till dawn, Grandly thy soul shall with us linger on­ Star-crowned, Ollr Alma Mater, Wesleyan!

-Schttltz

THE REVEREND RAyn RAC-;AN

Benediction

Recesslonal- "Huldigungsmarsch"

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from

Sigurd Jorsalfor Suite

Gl'ieg

(Audience w.ill remain standing during Recessional)

FUTURE EVENTS IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENNIAL YEAR

March 21-7:15 P.M., Town Meeting of the Air, sponsored jointly by Illinois Wesleyan University, The Daily p(Jlltagraph, Radio Station WJBC-Scottish Rite Temple Annual Commencement-June 3-5 Illinois Conference of the Methodist Homecoming November )

Educational

3- 5

Conference, December

2

Church, beginning

J une

6


Historical Exhibit Buck Library will present ail exhibit

early history of Illinois Wesleyan

of materials relating to

the

Ulliverjily today (February 8)

from t'wo to five o'clock. All persons jnterested in this phase of the CentennIal Progral11 should

(periodical

alcove) on

the

visit the Buck Weems Memorial Room

main flOOl',


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